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The Carle is the international champion for picture books. We collect, preserve, and present picture books and picture-book illustrations for audiences passionate about children’s literature.

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Illustration of six different colored horses leaping through air with child rider.

Current Exhibition

Horse Tales: Galloping into Children’s Books

June 17 - December 31, 2023

Saddle up for a picture-perfect horse show.

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Illustration of bird flying over trees

Current Exhibition

Environmental Eric Carle

September 2, 2023 - March 3, 2024

Connect with nature inside and outside the gallery.

A colorful pile of small, used crayons.

Making Art Together

Sustainable Crayon Reuse

We are giving our broken and unwanted crayons a second life through The Crayon Initiative. Learn about this new sustainable partnership.

Upcoming Events

Illustration of horses on cobblestone road

Horse Tales: A Conversation

Wednesday, December 6 2023
7 - 8 pm

Horse Tales exhibition artists Gianna Marino, Ruth Sanderson, and Jennifer Thermes share their love of horses.

Illustration of horse in bed dreaming.

Special Storytime: Sophie Blackall

Saturday, December 9 2023
11 - 11:30 am

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spectacle of a child imagining life as a horse.

10 rubber ducks swim in reeds alongside real mother duck.

Bilingual Storytime: Mandarin & English

Thursday, December 14 2023
11 - 11:30 am

Join us for this interactive bilingual storytime in Mandarin and English.

In the Bookshop

Currently on our minds: cozy winter woodland picture books

Two twin girls in white coats and hats ride bicycles through a snowy landscape.

Chirri and Chirra: The Snowy Day

A moose and a beaver family walk toward a house in the woods.

A House in the Woods

A gnome wearing a pointy red hat walks through a flowering forest carrying a basket.

Little Witch Hazel

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Tea Party in the Woods

A mouse wearing a winter hat and ice skates skates across a small icy pond.

Mice Skating

A mouse family sits together among blackberry brambles wearing Victorian clothing.

The Complete Brambly Hedge